Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order. While Thomas tries to justify caste, Jackson makes it clear the post-Civil War Amendments were “not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.”
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The Birthright Citizenship Arguments Are a Reminder that the Independent Judiciary Is a Good Thing
If Democrats made the mistake of packing the Supreme Court, birthright citizenship would be no more, along with free elections.
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The Easy Way to Uphold Birthright Citizenship
Trump argues the Fourteenth Amendment created no such right, but the Supreme Court can preserve it simply by citing statutes.
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What You Should Know About the Right to Protection in the Trump Era
What You Should Know About the Right to Protection in the Trump Era. The 14th Amendment was meant to enforce the laws equally, not put vulnerable populations in harm’s way. But that’s what the administration is doing.
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The Stigma of Felon Disenfranchisement
This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights, published today by Beacon Press and written by Washington Monthly Contributing Writer Joshua A. Douglas, a professor of law at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. […]
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Forced Labor: Why the Thirteenth Amendment Protects Abortion Rights
Roe v. Wade was built on a less-than-compelling Constitutional argument. But the right to choose is solidly grounded in the amendment that abolished slavery.
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How Big a Deal Is the January 6th Committee’s Criminal Referral?
The panel is handing over a mountain of evidence to the Justice Department, but it’s questionable how much of it can be used to make a case against, let alone convict, Donald Trump.
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Biden Can Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Congress
Another Republican-engineered default crisis is looming, but this time a Democratic president should use a little-understood provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to save the day.
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Can Garland Keep Donald Trump From Office?
Realistically, there aren’t many ways to bar an ex-president from running for office, but a recent New Mexico case raises the possibility of success.
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How to Stop January 6 Insurrectionists From Ever Holding Public Office Again
There’s a provision of the Constitution that makes them ineligible to serve. It’s high time we enforce it.
